Page 64 of Make Her Bleed
He doesn't want to be here. He doesn't want to be reminded of that day, even if that means not seeing me at all.
I've never allowed myself to fall for anyone, but Knox creeped upon me and stole a piece of my heart. I didn't give it to him. He took it and now he's squeezing that chunk of muscle.
Maybe Kai isn't using me as the torture device, but it's Knox that he's using to hurt me.
"Let's just go," I say as I turn away from him, hoping he doesn't see how much he's hurting me. My stomach is in knots, twisting and stabbing pain. I grab my discharge papers and the bag of my clothes from when I arrived.
"Aria—" Knox starts as he touches my arm, but I yank it away.
"Just… don't."
I walk around him, avoiding his gaze, and make my way to the door.
Back to my cell, I go.
* * *
When I stepinto the house, I'm greeted by Rowe, Dax, and Nico, each giving me a sweet greeting of their own design.
At least they're glad to see me.
My heart squeezes when I look at Rowe. I've been debating what to do with the information Kai gave me. Hell, I have no idea if it's even true. For all I know, it's a mind game, but it doesn't change that I have a choice to make.
I wrap my arms around Rowe as he takes me in his arms. My entire body relaxes, and all the stress brought on by Knox melts away.
Rowe has been my rock through my stay in the hospital. Nico may have brought me the best cookies in the world, but nothing compares to someone who knows what you're going through and doesn't expect you to be strong. That was Rowe for me.
Each of these guys are special and I'm afraid each of them is stealing bits of my heart as the days go by.
Especially Rowe.
"Are you okay?" Rowe whispers in my ear as his fingers trail down my spine.
"No. Is that okay?" I respond, my lip trembling mildly.
"Yeah, it is." Then, he kisses my cheek. God, he's so sweet. I could stay in his arms all day and nothing could hurt me. He's like a security blanket, caging me in comfort, warmth, and love.
"Aria." Kai's stern voice comes out of nowhere.
I pull away from Rowe and see Kai standing at the end of the hall, a displeased look on his face.
What the fuck did I do now? Is hugging against his rules, too?
He nods his head down the hall and I groan.
"Coming, Master," I sneer as I walk in his direction.
"Don't give me any of your lip, alright?"
"Aww, but you like my lips." Maybe I'm being a little bit of a brat. Kai makes my life hell. The least he can do is let me sass him a bit.
As soon as I turn the corner, his hand comes down against my ass and I shriek in surprise.
Thank God the doctors kept me in the hospital because that definitely would've hurt if he did that while I was healing up.
"Keep that up and I'll take you into my pleasure dungeon and work out all that bratty energy," he hisses in my ear, which sends a pleasurable tingle down my spine.
He has a pleasure dungeon? Like a BDSM style playroom?
